ANNA CRIVELLI (Emma Woodhouse) is a Brooklyn-based actor and teaching artist, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. Off-Broadway: 53% Of (Second Stage), Doll’s House Part 3 (Exponential Festival), Drink with Death (La MaMa) Regional: Blithe Spirit (White Heron Theatre), How to Defend Yourself (Victory Gardens, 43rd Humana Festival), Private Lives (Dorset Theatre Festival), Once Five Years Pass, Dental Society Midwinter Meeting (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Appropriate (Westport Country Playhouse), Airness, Steel Magnolias (Geva Theatre Center) Television: Evil (CBS) Film: Beijing Rodeo, The Falling World, Desert Window Training: M.F.A., Yale School of Drama; B.A., Fordham University at Lincoln Center.

ALANA DODDS SHARP (Miss Bates & Mrs. Elton) Alana is delighted to return to the beautiful Wells Theatre! Credits include The Hobbit at Virginia Stage Company (Gandalf), Odessa in Water by the Spoonful (Firehouse Theatre), The Great Society at Arena Stage (Ensemble), The Jewish Queen Lear at Theatre J (The Cantor), Henry the IV, Part I at The Folger Shakespearean Library (Worcester u/s), East of Eden at Next Stop Theater (Eva), As You Love It at Zeiders American Dream Theatre (Eloise Langtree) and The Whole Shebang at Prologue Theatre (Carp). National commercials include Berdon LLC, The Veterans Administration’s “REACH” campaign and Farmer’s Focus Poultry. Many thanks to the Tom and the entire VSC team and love to Sam, Gaby & Sebastian for their unwavering support.

BLAIR HEINZ (Jane Fairfax & Robert Martin & Mrs. Elton) is beyond excited to join the brilliant cast, crew, and creative team of Emma! She has previously worked with VSC as the Assistant Stage Manager for Matilda. Her recent credits include: Athena in Medusa, Justine in Frankenstein, and Bridget in 40 Whacks: The Nightmare of Lizzie Borden all with the formidable CORE Theatre Ensemble. She also appeared as Margaret in the staged reading of Raising the Wreck (Unfinished Histories), Kit in the premiere production of Epiphany (Bridewell Theatre), and Eliza in the award winning short film Split Ends! Blair trained at East 15 Acting School in London and is a proud graduate of Old Dominion University. Many many thanks to her partner, to the people that fill her cup, and to you for coming to see the show - she hopes you enjoy!

JULIAN STETKEVYCH (Mr. Weston & Mr. Woodhouse) is thrilled to be back performing with VSC for the Tidewater audience. VSC credits include: Henry V, The Thanksgiving Play, Sense & Sensibility, and Pride & Prejudice. At Zeider’s, he appeared in Taking Measure by Chris Hanna. Off-off Broadway includes: Richard III and The Two Gentlemen of Verona with Oxford Shakespeare Co., Dog Act with Flux Theatre Ensemble, The Silent Concerto at NY Fringe Festival, and staged workshops and readings at Playwright’s Horizons, Classic Stage Company, and Ensemble Studio Theatre. Regional includes: A Christmas Carol at American Conservatory Theater, The Berlin Circle at Steppenwolf Theater, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses at Theo Ubique. He holds MFAs from the American Conservatory Theater and the University of Pittsburgh. He is an Assistant Professor of Acting at Elon University in North Carolina and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

RISHAN DHAMIJA (Mr. George Knightley) is thrilled to be making his VSC debut! Select theater credits include: DATA Workshop (Arena Stage), Selling Kabul (Ensemble Theatre Company, SB), The Yoga Play (Syracuse Stage and Geva Theater Co), The Play That Goes Wrong (Syracuse Stage), Sense and Sensibility, Tartuffe, Dot, Leaving Eden, May Queen (Playmakers Rep). TV Credits: Not Suitable For Work (Hulu), Blue Bloods (CBS), New Amsterdam (NBC), Little Voice, WeCrashed (Apple TV+). Video Game/MOCAP credits: Crazy Taxi (SEGA). Education: MFA Acting '19, UNC Chapel Hill, MFA Dramatic Writing, '21, NYU Tisch School of the Arts.

GREG DRAGAS (Frank Churchill & Mr. Elton & Mrs. Bates) Born in Norfolk, VA, Greg has spent most of his professional career as an educator in Virginia Beach. He has been active on local stages for many years and holds degrees from The College of William & Mary and Wake Forest University. Greg is currently part of VSC's touring production of Every Brilliant Thing, performing at a number of venues around Hampton Roads and beyond. Other recent credits include Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein) with CORE Theatre Ensemble, My Brother Death (Jeremy) with Zeiders American Dream Theater, Pride & Prejudice & Dragons (Mr. Bingley) with ROŪGE, and As You Love It (Bartholomew Callow) with Zeiders American Dream Theater.

BETHANY MAYO (Mrs. Anne Weston & Mrs. Bates) is thrilled to return to Virginia Stage Company for this production Emma. At The Governor's School of the Arts she teaches in the Theater & Film, Musical Theater and Vocal Music departments. She also teaches in the Theater Department at Old Dominion University. Selected Actor Credits include Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous (VSC), The Miser (Classic Theater of Maryland), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Fells Point Corner Theater), Men on Boats (Cohesion theater), Merry Wives of Windsor (Baltimore Shakespeare Factory), Othello (Chesapeake Shakespeare Company), Exit Pluto (Strand Theater Baltimore). She would like to thank her family for their continued support, her students and supervisors for their increased flexibility and teachers Katie Miller, Denis Hildreth and Melissa Alpers-Springer for seeing an artist in a kid twenty-some years ago and taking a chance on her.

LEA ZAWADA (Harriet Smith) is delighted to join VSC’s production of Emma. She most recently performed as Viola in Twelfth Night (PCS), and originated the role of Monique in the world premier of awe/struck by Chris Peña (Profile Theater). Earlier this year she played Cady Greene in Law & Order SVU: Shock Collar (NBC). Other film/tv credits include a principle in the pilot Marvin Is Sorry (Slab Productions), as well as guest star roles in FBI Most Wanted: Inheritance (CBS), and Law and Order; As Hubris is to Oedipus (NBC). She received her MFA in acting from NYU. Lea would like to give a special thanks to her dear parents for their ongoing love and support, and a second thank you to her unmatchable partner Jack for making her laugh and adding joy to her life!